
With Halloween only a week away, the costume scramble has begun. I just finished my daughter's Ladybug Girl costume this week. As I'm sure many of you know, Ladybug Girl (from the picture books by David Soman and Jacky Davis) wears a bright red tutu. I really didn't want to purchase a tutu, especially since some of the fancier ones cost $20+.

Surprisingly, these tutus are very easy to make. I made a Basic Tutu in one hour, from start to finish. Pretty good for my first attempt! With practice, I'm sure that I could easily make one in half the time. The whole tutu cost me about $7 for materials, but if I would have used coupons and shopped around, I could have easily spent much less than that. A bargain, either way.



The Secrets to Tutu Making Success DVD includes directions on how to make 15 different tutu designs, including the Basic Tutu. None of the designs require a sewing machine. Even a novice crafter can easily whip up a tutu by following this DVD guide. In fact, the only sewing required for most of the designs is a few simple stitches to close and secure the elastic waistband of the tutu. Jenni speaks clearly throughout the entire video and her instructions are very easy to follow. It's like attending a tutu making course, but you can learn right in your own home on your own time.

Head on over to http://www.misstutu.com/ to learn more or purchase the DVD. (When you purchase you'll also receive a downloadable manual and several bonuses for accessories like hairbows and wands.) Jenni offers this entire package for $67 and the purchase comes with a 100% No Question 60-Day Money Back Guarantee. If you search around, you can often find discount codes for as much as $50.00 off, making it extremely affordable. In fact, just for Brimful Curiosities readers, if you order by 10/31 with the code BRIMFUL, you can get the course for $52.00 off!
Also, you can view the "Basic Tutu" part of the tutorial online for FREE - you just need to enter your email address on the main website - http://www.misstutu.com. This is very handy, especially if you need to make a last-minute tutu in time for Halloween or whip one up in time for Christmas for your little Nutcracker ballerina wanna-be!

Thanks to Jenni at misstutu.com, one lucky Brimful Curiosities reader will win this Tutu making instructional DVD course, Secrets to Tutu Making Success (includes DVD and downloadable manual):
To enter, leave a comment letting me know why you'd love to own this instructional DVD.
• For contact purposes, if you are a non-blogger or your email is not accessible in your blog profile, please leave a valid email address within the comment section.Three ways to gain extra entries (Maximum total entries is 4; please leave a separate comment for each entry):
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• Contest ends on Monday, November 8th 2010 at 11:59 PM CST.
• Winner will be chosen at random and sent an email notification.
1st extra entry: Go to http://www.misstutu.com and enter your email to watch the free tutu making course. Then, leave a comment letting me know you checked out the website.
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18 comments:
Cute! And I'd love to make a tutu or two....
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my daughter loves tutus
If my little girl is anything like me when she gets a little older she'll love tutus! It would save me so much many to be able to make them myself! And maybe I can even make an adult sized tutu as well...
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I'm following on Twitter and I tweeted this post!
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I'm an email and RSS subscriber
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I am an RSS reader (<3 your blog!) who has a 3 year old and an 18 month old - both of whom would love tutus!
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I've made a couple of tutus for my daughter and niece, but they never look quite right. I'd like to win this and hopefully do a better job next time.
Our daughter majored in dance and I bought many tutu's for her Nutcracker Performance and Recitals. Now we have a sweet granddaughter and I would love to sew a tutu for Flora.
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Thanks. Good job on your daughter's tutu!
I would love to win this for my sister who loves to sew and also loves to dress up her daughter, my niece. Fashion Design is right up her alley, and I know that she would love this DVD.
Thank you,
Christine
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I checked out this website. I would love to discover how to create Perfect Boutique Quality Tutus in Minutes Without Using a Sewing Machine for myself and my sister.
Thank you,
Christine
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I follow you on Twitter and tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/#!/ossmcalc/status/29643372229
Thank you,
Christine
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I subscribe via email.
Thank you,
Christine
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I have two girls and tutu's are expensive so I would love to learn to make them myself.
shawnac68@hotmail.com
My daughter would love to do this. And the fact that you don't need sewing skills is a huge plus, at least for me. I would love to make the Reversible Tutu
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I have subscribed to you via feed (Google Reader)
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I signed up for your blog via e-mail!
Keri
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I signed up for the free video at www.misstutu.com
Keri
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i would love to learn to make a tutu
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